A Zimbabwean tour guide in Victoria Falls is feared dead after he plunged into the gorges in an attempt to rescue a tourist.

The man whose identity has not yet been revealed lost his footing at the slippery rainforest’s Devils Pool.

Police at the resort town say the man was employed by a South African safari company known as Sunway Safaris.

He had taken a party of tourists to the Devil’s Pool, close to the main falls. According to the police the guide lost his balance and fell as he tried rescuing one of the tourists who had slipped.

“He came here (Livingstone) with tourists from South Africa and took them to the Devils Pool, a death trap which is very close to the edge of the main falls which is 90 meters deep” said Chief Inspector Chisori.

On getting out of the pool, one of the tourists slipped and was about to fall into the gorge. "But the tour guide quickly grabbed the tourist’s hand and successfully pulled him back into the pool but in the process lost his balance and fell 90 meters down," said Chief Inspector Chisori.